States of Venezuela facts for kids

States of Venezuela

Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados), 1 capital district and the federal dependencies that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands. Venezuela also claims the Guayana Esequiba territory which is made up of six districts in the independent nation of Guyana.

States

Below is a list of the 23 states of Venezuela. The states are listed along with their correspondent emblems, data and location.

Flag	Coat of Arms	States	Capital city	Population (2010 est.)	Area	Region	Location
		Amazonas	Puerto Ayacucho	142,200	180,145 km²	Guayana
		Anzoátegui	Barcelona	1,654,900	43,300 km²	Nor - Oriental
		Apure	San Fernando de Apure	499,900	76,500 km²	Llanos
		Aragua	Maracay	1,665,200	7,014 km²	Central
		Barinas	Barinas	756,600	35,200 km²	Andean
		Bolívar	Ciudad Bolívar	1,852,800	238,000 km²	Guayana
		Carabobo	Valencia	2,531,000	4,650 km²	Central
		Cojedes	San Carlos	340,300	14,800 km²	Central
		Delta Amacuro	Tucupita	159,700	40,200 km²	Guayana
		Falcón	Coro	961,500	24,800 km²	Central - Occidental
align=left		Guárico	San Juan De Los Morros	745,100	64,986 km²	Llanos
		Lara	Barquisimeto	1,999,100	19,800 km²	Central - Occidental
		Mérida	Mérida	895,800	11,300 km²	Andean
		Miranda	Los Teques	3,010,900	7,950 km²	Capital
		Monagas	Maturín	999,300	28,930 km²	Nor - Oriental
		Nueva Esparta	La Asunción	508,900	1,150 km²	Insular
		Portuguesa	Guanare	919,400	15,200 km²	Central - Occidental
		Sucre	Cumaná	945,600	11,800 km²	Nor - Oriental
		Táchira	San Cristóbal	1,225,300	11,100 km²	Andean
		Trujillo	Trujillo	747,400	7,400 km²	Andean
		Vargas	La Güaira	337,900	1,496 km²	Capital
		Yaracuy	San Felipe	640,700	7,100 km²	Central - Occidental
		Zulia	Maracaibo	4,020,200	63,100 km²	Zulian

Special status areas

Flag	Coat of Arms	Area	Capital city	Population (2007 est.)	Area	Location
		Capital District	Caracas	2,085,500	433 km²
		Federal Dependencies	Los Roques	15,420	342 km²

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Entidades federales de Venezuela para niños